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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deadlight \Dead"light`\, n. (Naut.) A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deadlight n 1: a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather